34
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Lake Macdonald · Suburb / Locality
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities — how many people identify as First Nations, and how they fare on age, schooling, work, income and language. From the ABS 2021 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Profile; the ABS notes these counts are an undercount.
A higher proportion of First Nations people live in Lake Macdonald than in about 76% of similar areas. This group is notably young, with a typical age of just 20 years, and they experience much higher incomes than those in the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Macdonald — higher than 74% of areas.
| Lake Macdonald | 34 |
|---|---|
| Queensland | 237,303 |
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
There are 34 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the area. They are noticeably younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 20 compared to 24 across Australia.
34
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20 yrs
Younger than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Personal and household incomes.
Household income for First Nations residents is $2,124, which is well above the Queensland figure of $1,517. Personal income is also much higher than most areas, at a typical $725 per week.
$725
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$2,124
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Cultural ties remain strong, with 23.5% of First Nations people speaking a traditional language. This is far above the national figure of 12.3%.
23.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Lake Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31615/lake-macdonald/topic/first-nations